as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
that new electric car really is a marvel
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Recent Examples of marvel
Gomez shared a video taken prior to the ceremony in which Swift marvels at her pal.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The three longtime friends, who live in adjoining apartments in South London, are about to release one of the year’s most gorgeous full-length debuts with Role Model Hermit (out July 3), a marvel of moody atmospherics, taut rhythms, and strange tales.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
In the biography, Bluett marvels at Diallo’s devotion to his faith, especially his memorization of the Quran.
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The three longtime friends, who live in adjoining apartments in South London, are about to release one of the year’s most gorgeous full-length debuts with Role Model Hermit (out July 3), a marvel of moody atmospherics, taut rhythms, and strange tales.
—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
In the biography, Bluett marvels at Diallo’s devotion to his faith, especially his memorization of the Quran.
—
Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marvel
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The rescue was considered a small miracle cutting through a week of tragedy.
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The American productivity story is a miracle, and one worth continuing to perfect.
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For children, the backyard is a place of wonder, suitable for imaginative play of all types.
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These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
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Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays.
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Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marvel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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